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My images and view of the Nights SkyMon, 03 Sep 2018 10:48:29 +0000en-UShourly1Imaging and Image Processing with a High Frame Rate Camerahttps://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/imaging-image-processing-high-frame-rate-camera/
https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/imaging-image-processing-high-frame-rate-camera/#respondThu, 22 Jun 2017 08:09:36 +0000http://www.astronomylog.co.uk/?p=27697Mick and I talked at the Cambridge Astronomical Association about Webcam Imaging or really nowadays High Frame Rate Camera Imaging on Wednesday 21st June 2017. The talk covers a brief history of webcams and high frame rate cameras, it then covers setting up your camera and using camera filters as well as looking at Field

]]>Mick and I talked at the Cambridge Astronomical Association about Webcam Imaging or really nowadays High Frame Rate Camera Imaging on Wednesday 21st June 2017.

The talk covers a brief history of webcams and high frame rate cameras, it then covers setting up your camera and using camera filters as well as looking at Field of View (FOV).

We look at using camera software for capturing the images, including Sharpcap and Fire Capture. We also looked at Registax 6 and Autostakkert for processing and the usual Photoshop and Microsoft Image Composite Editor (ICE) for making lunar mosaics.

Included in the PDF are some of Mick’s best solar, lunar and planetary images.

]]>https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/imaging-image-processing-high-frame-rate-camera/feed/0Lunar Imaging and Widefield Imaging Talkshttps://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/lunar-imaging-widelfield-imaging-talks/
https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/lunar-imaging-widelfield-imaging-talks/#respondThu, 09 Jun 2016 07:37:46 +0000http://www.astronomylog.co.uk/?p=27600Last night I did a quick couple of talks at the Cambridge Astronomy Association on lunar imaging and widefield imaging using a Geoptik CCD to lens adaptor. The lunar imaging talk covered the top 10 tips when lunar imaging, a demo of stacking a lunar video using Autostakkert and Registax. I then also talked about

]]>Last night I did a quick couple of talks at the Cambridge Astronomy Association on lunar imaging and widefield imaging using a Geoptik CCD to lens adaptor.

The lunar imaging talk covered the top 10 tips when lunar imaging, a demo of stacking a lunar video using Autostakkert and Registax. I then also talked about how to complete a lunar mosaic by using Photomerge in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements or in the free Microsoft Image Composite Editor (ICE).

The widefield imaging talk concentrated on my use of the Geoptik adaptor, but I also introduced the other Canon and Nikon lens adaptors that are on the market. I then mentioned filters, backfocus and focusing. I finished up showing some Ha example images that I have taken.

If you would like to see the talks, PDF versions of the talks can be found below:

]]>https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/lunar-imaging-widelfield-imaging-talks/feed/0A and F Type Stars Talkhttps://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/f-type-stars/
https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/f-type-stars/#respondSat, 30 Apr 2016 18:42:36 +0000http://www.astronomylog.co.uk/?p=27566On Saturday I did another talk for the Cambridge Young Astronomers. This months topic was covering the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and explaining all the different star types within it. I was given A and F type stars for my talk. I started by looking at the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and then gave facts on A and F

]]>On Saturday I did another talk for the Cambridge Young Astronomers. This months topic was covering the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and explaining all the different star types within it. I was given A and F type stars for my talk.

I started by looking at the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram and then gave facts on A and F type stars. I then picked an A and F type star example and explained more about the stars. My example of an A type star was Vega and my example of an F type star was Polaris.

I have put a copy of ‘A and F Type Stars’ talk on the downloads page if you want to have a look at it.

]]>https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/f-type-stars/feed/0The Moon by Eye, Binocular and Telescopehttps://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/the-moon-by-eye-binocular-and-telescope/
https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/the-moon-by-eye-binocular-and-telescope/#respondSun, 31 Jan 2016 20:50:25 +0000http://www.astronomylog.co.uk/?p=27488On Saturday I did another talk for the Cambridge Young Astronomers. This months topic was our nearest neighbour. I chose what you can see on the Moon by naked eye, binoculars and telescope. I started by looking at the main seas or Maria on the surface of the moon that you can see with the

]]>On Saturday I did another talk for the Cambridge Young Astronomers. This months topic was our nearest neighbour. I chose what you can see on the Moon by naked eye, binoculars and telescope.

I started by looking at the main seas or Maria on the surface of the moon that you can see with the naked eye. I then went onto looking at lunar craters including Copernicus, Kepler and Tycho. I then showed an image of their location on the moon as well what they look like through a telescope.

Whilst focusing on Tycho I found some amazing images that the LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) took of the centre of Tycho, it’s mountain range and then it had an even more zoomed in image of a boulder on the top of the mountain range that was 120m wide.

I then moved onto looking at the Apollo landing sites and looked at Apollo 15 landing site at Hadley Rille with an image that I took on my 8″ RC telescope. I then showed a quick video of the phases of the moon which were sped up to illustrate the best time to view the moon along the terminator line.

]]>https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/the-moon-by-eye-binocular-and-telescope/feed/0CAA Webcam Imaging Talkshttps://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/caa-webcam-imaging-talks/
https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/caa-webcam-imaging-talks/#respondWed, 23 Jul 2014 19:57:30 +0000http://www.astronomylog.co.uk/?p=27012If anyone missed the talks that Mick and I gave at the Cambridge Astronomical Association on 16th July 2014, then you can download them in PDF format below: Webcam and Lunar Imaging Talk Solar Webcam Imaging Talk They cover the basics of webcam imaging and the webcams that I have used together with some tips

]]>https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/caa-webcam-imaging-talks/feed/0Deep Sky Imaging with a DSLR Camera for Free Talkhttps://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/deep-sky-imaging-with-a-dslr-camera-for-free-talk/
https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/deep-sky-imaging-with-a-dslr-camera-for-free-talk/#respondFri, 28 Jun 2013 17:37:30 +0000http://www.astronomylog.co.uk/?p=26846Here is a copy of the presentation I did at the Cambridge Astronomy Association on the 26th June 2013 in PDF format. – Deep Sky Imaging with a DSLR for Free Talk (1.5mb)

]]>https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/deep-sky-imaging-with-a-dslr-camera-for-free-talk/feed/0Solar Imaging Talk at CAA June 2013https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/solar-imaging-talk-at-caa-june-2013/
https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/solar-imaging-talk-at-caa-june-2013/#respondWed, 19 Jun 2013 14:12:39 +0000http://www.astronomylog.co.uk/?p=26841Below is the PDF version of the solar imaging with webcams talk I did at the Cambridge Astronomy Association on 19th June 2013. – Solar Imaging Talk (1.3mb)

]]>https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/solar-imaging-talk-at-caa-june-2013/feed/0Lunar Imaging Talk at CAA June 2013https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/lunar-imaging-talk-at-caa-june-2013/
https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/lunar-imaging-talk-at-caa-june-2013/#respondWed, 19 Jun 2013 14:08:59 +0000http://www.astronomylog.co.uk/?p=26838Below is the PDF version of the lunar imaging with webcams talk I did at the Cambridge Astronomy Association on 19th June 2013. – Lunar Imaging Talk (850k)

]]>https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/lunar-imaging-talk-at-caa-june-2013/feed/0Deep Sky Imaging Talk at CAAhttps://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/deep-sky-imaging-talk-at-caa/
https://www.astronomylog.co.uk/astronomy-talks/deep-sky-imaging-talk-at-caa/#respondThu, 19 Jul 2012 09:08:10 +0000http://www.astronomylog.co.uk/?p=26713Last night I did my first talk at the CAA on Deep Sky Imaging with a live demo in Maxim and Photoshop with M42. Amazingly I managed to fit my talk into 30 minutes, although I did feel like a horse galloping at the Grand National. I think I must have spoken quite quickly. For

]]>Last night I did my first talk at the CAA on Deep Sky Imaging with a live demo in Maxim and Photoshop with M42. Amazingly I managed to fit my talk into 30 minutes, although I did feel like a horse galloping at the Grand National. I think I must have spoken quite quickly.

For anybody that wants a copy of the slides, here they are in PDF format.